A Terrorist Bust, Traffic-Free Jakarta, and Fake Whiskey: The VICE Evening Bulletin

Police Foil Alleged Terrorist Plot
Anti-terrorism police arrested four men accused of plotting to attack several police stations in Riau's provincial capital of Pekanbaru on Tuesday. The men reportedly had a cache of weapons at the time of their arrest. —Tempo/ Channel NewsAsia

Jakarta Floats Car Restrictions for 2018 Asian Games
The congestion-prone capital is considering taking some extreme steps to reduce air pollution in time for the Asian Games, including implementing severe restrictions on private vehicles. The measures are similar to China's suspension of coal energy plants to ensure blue skies for the Olympic Games, said Indonesian officials. —Jakarta Post

Investigators Keep Finding Mass Graves From the `65 Anti-Communist Killings
Researchers with an independent foundation tasked with investigating one of the darkest chapters of Indonesian history uncovered another 10 mass graves, most of them on the island of Java. An estimated half-million people died in a wave of violence targeting suspected communists. To date, at least 122 have been found by the foundation. —CNN Indonesia

There's No Such Thing as 'Halal Whiskey'
That story accusing Indonesia's new halal certification body of issuing a stamp of approval for a non-alcoholic whiskey is totally fake. So tell your uncle to stop sending you all those stories. —Coconuts

Singapore Says 'No New Cars'
The tiny city-state will ban permits for new cars and motorcycles until at least 2020 to curb congestion and increase public transit ridership. Singapore is already one of the most-expensive places in the world to own a private car, but it's also one of the richest. There are currently some 600,000 vehicles on the road. —Reuters

North Korea Thinks Abe's Election Win Is a Prelude to Invasion
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made no secret of his hopes to redraft Japan's pacifist constitution to allow the country to take a more militarized role in the region. Now his stern words on North Korea have Kim Jong Un worried that Japan is prepping for an invasion. —VICE

Hong Kong Independence Activists Out on Bail
Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, both of them prominent pro-democracy activists, were released on bail after being jailed for their involvement in 2014's Umbrella Movement protests. Both activists are pushing for a free and democratic Hong Kong, despite increasing pressure from Beijing. —The Guardian

Kim Jong Nam Murder Trial Revisits Crime Scene
The trial of Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong, two women accused of assassinating the half-brother of North Korean despot Kim Jong Un, hit the road on Tuesday as the women visited scene of Kim Jong Nam's grisly poisoning. Both women continue to claim they were tricked into killing the man by North Korean agents who told them it was part of a prank show. —BBC

Squeaky Shoes Are Ruining My Life and Big Sneaker Design Is to Blame
Researchers have found out that the herringbones of shoes are the source of it all. But don't expect basketball players to ditch their squeaky sneakers anytime soon.—VICE

The Mysterious Illness That Makes Women Allergic to The Modern World
Most people who suffer from multiple chemical sensitivity (MSC) are women. Common substances like smoke, perfume and cleaning products become unbearable for those people, and some have been driven to self-enforced isolation. Yet, MSC has not been recognized as an illness by either World Health Organization or the American Medical Association.—Broadly In Havana, Heavy Metal Is a Struggle
In Cuba, the heavy metal scene has flourished dating back to at least 30 years, to a time when playing rock music or singing anything in English was illegal. Today, about a hundred of metal bands are constantly fighting to keep metal alive in Cuba.—Noisey What Happens When an Endangered Species Goes Viral
The slow loris is a critically endangered primate found in the jungles of Indonesia. It's also absolutely adorable—a fact that driving the online trafficking of this viral video hit. —VICE